Dando accused 'had an interest in Bond girls'

Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 22:11

THE man accused of being the stalker who murdered Jill Dando had shown interest in two James Bond actresses, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.

Barry George had written the names of Britt Ekland, star of The Man With The Golden Gun, and Suzanne Dando – who appeared in Octopussy – in a notebook.

These were the only two names in a column he had prepared for television and film stars, said Jonathan Laidlaw, QC, prosecuting.

In the same book, he had also listed the names of models, with a column for home addresses and there were references to television presenters Fiona Foster and Caron Keating.

The celebrities had been among other female presenters whom George had photographed on his television, the court heard.

Among thousands of pictures on rolls of undeveloped film were also pictures of television crews with a female assistant or presenter at work, he said.

George, 48, denies murdering BBC presenter Miss Dando, who was shot on her doorstep in April 1999. George was first tried in 2001 and is facing a retrial.

Also found in the flat were business cards from female television presenters, as well as publications with articles about Miss Dando. These included a local newspaper which made it clear she lived in Fulham.

Mr Laidlaw said the material was "evidence of the defendant's interest in celebrities and the BBC, news stations and female newscasters and presenters".

The case continues.